Description
The get_real_string function in Monkey HTTP Daemon (monkeyd) 0.8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP request with a sequence of "%" characters and a missing Host field.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Monkey HTTP Daemon 0.x - Missing Host Field Denial of Service EDB-23686 · dos · Feb 11, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- monkey-getrealstring-dos(15187) vdb-entry
- 20040211 Denial of Service in Monkey httpd <= 0.8.1 mailing-list
- 9642 vdb-entry
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/poc/monkeydos.zip
- http://monkeyd.sourceforge.net/
- 3921 vdb-entry